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There isn't a voice input in existence that I'd be interested in using while writing code or doing photo/video editing. Even dictating code to another human wh
by jsjohnst 9y ago
There isn't a voice input in existence that I'd be interested in using while writing code or doing photo/video editing.
Even dictating code to another human who is as fluent as you are in the language of choice is a non-starter, so I don't see any machine based way of doing it catching up soon.
- 15155 9y agoI can't speak as fast as I type, which makes any kind of dictation solution a non-starter.
- jsjohnst 9y agoThe only solutions I've seen that even "come close" in the speed / accuracy comparison are unfair comparisons. An example was posted by someone in another comment of a guy doing Python coding with Emacs using Dragon Dictation. In that example, the guy used over 2,000 custom "macros" to get to something close to his pre-RSI speeds. This sounds fantastic, but the speeds of a typer who has learned to leverage 2,000 custom macros would be an order of magnitude faster (imho) than someone dictating using similar macros.
- 15155 9y agoThis is the principle behind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenotype https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenotype machines.
- jsjohnst 9y agoExactly! There are also specialized keyboards for computers that have existed over the years that have had typists reach 300-400wpm, but they never caught on.